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The AU women’s basketball team lost 54-66 in the Patriot League championship to the Bucknell Bison on Sunday, losing the chance to appear in the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year.
In its Patriot League quarterfinal game – the team’s biggest game of the year – AU men’s basketball came up decidedly short. The Eagles played in a style that deviated from their norm: jacking up threes, getting exposed by zone defense and refusing to drive to the rim.
In what was thought to be a rebuilding year with an abundance of young players for the AU women’s basketball team, the Eagles proved its doubters wrong as it defeated Lehigh 68-57 to advance to its second straight Patriot League Tournament finals on Thursday.
In its first game of the Patriot League tournament on Monday night, the AU women’s basketball team won its quarterfinal matchup with Lafayette 67-47 in Bender Arena.
In its final regular season game of the year, the AU women’s basketball team defeated Navy 69-44 on Wednesday night at Bender Arena to earn a share of its second straight Patriot League title with Bucknell.
The AU men’s basketball team fell to Navy 60-56 in the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League tournament in Bender Arena on Thursday, ending the Eagles’ season. Entering the game as the fourth seed, it was the first time AU hosted a Patriot League postseason game since March 2014.
In their final home game of the regular season, the AU men’s basketball team fell to Lehigh 80-66 on Wednesday night in Bender Arena.
Although basketball is strictly a team sport, most teams have one player who makes everything work. For AU, that player is point guard Sa’eed Nelson.
If anything, the part that stung the most about AU men’s basketball’s 83-81 overtime loss on Saturday was that it felt…familiar.
Six black student-athletes open up about their experiences at AU
After a 9-0 run to start the game, AU men’s basketball fell 83-81 to the Colgate Raiders in overtime on Saturday in Bender Arena.
After trailing by as many as nine points in the first half, the AU men’s basketball team pulled off an exciting come-from-behind victory over Army West Point on Saturday in Bender Arena.
After years of playing soccer professionally and assistant coaching at Georgetown, Zach Samol said he is “ready” to be the Eagles’ new men’s soccer head coach.
AU men’s basketball is last in the Patriot League in threes made and attempted per game (5.4 and 17.1, respectively). But the Eagles still need the shot – or the threat of the shot – to open up their offense. With guard Sam Iorio and his 2.5 threes per game sitting out, Holy Cross decided to overlook American’s range on Saturday. They also chose to overlook freshman guard Jacob Boonyasith.
The AU men’s basketball team extended its win streak to four games after a dominating 66-49 win over Holy Cross on Saturday in Bender Arena. The Eagles started the game on a 12-0 run, and led by 24 at the half (42-18).
How does a kid from Chicago, who wasn’t recruited by any of the Division I college basketball teams in the area and played NAIA Division II basketball, end up playing a pivotal role in his team’s quest for an NCAA Tournament bid at American University?
In the AU men’s basketball team’s win over the Bucknell Bisons on Jan. 26, one thing was clear: the Patriot League is Sa’eed Nelson’s for the taking. Since lacing up for the first time in November 2016, the star point guard has started every game for the Eagles.
AU men’s basketball soundly defeated the defending league champions Bucknell 76-68 on Saturday in Bender Arena.
After an incredible season last year that led to a NCAA tournament appearance, AU’s women’s basketball has come out a bit slower this year. Last season’s 26-7 record (and 16-2 in the Patriot League) has turned into a slightly more disappointing 11-8 so far this season. However, when analyzing the team’s statistics, it is difficult to fully understand why.
AU men’s basketball lost to Lafayette in an overtime thriller in Bender Arena on Saturday, Jan. 19. Though sophomore forward Sam Iorio tied the game with a 3-pointer with 33 seconds left in regulation, the Eagles were not able to close out the game, falling 84-79.
Solutions by The State News